I'm not just a director

Chapter 283 Can you make a cameo?

The place was silent.

Everyone's eyes were focused on the reporter who asked a heated question just now.

Feeling the attention of everyone, the reporter felt comfortable and seemed to be inspired.

Everyone is looking at me, it seems that my question is on point!

Jiang Pei'an wasn't even here and someone actually asked him such a destructive question at the press conference.

It's not that he was angry. The questions he asked were quite satisfactory. It can only be said that now that his 'level' has gone up, the media are more cautious.

The really heated questions should come from those in the Hong Kong media.

"Let me answer this friend's question. First of all, Director Wuershan is a serious director who graduated from a major.

He himself is also one of the assistant directors of "Inception". Relatively speaking, the difficulty of TV series is lower than that of movies, and the director can completely control it.

In addition, using new actors also gives them a chance to show themselves to the audience.

If everyone uses old actors or experienced actors, will there be any fresh blood in the actor industry, and will it continue to develop healthily?
As for the quality of the TV series you asked about, I think you can believe me that the TV series produced by Xinghuo must be high-quality. "

Jiang Pei'an said a lot. He still attaches great importance to Star Fire's first TV series. He hopes that the early public opinion of "Star You" will be more positive.

After hearing what Jiang Pei'an said, many reporters quickly took pens to record in small notebooks.

This should be regarded as the most talkative time that Director Jiang has ever given in an interview, except for the film conference.

After the reporters received satisfactory answers, Jiang Peian slowly walked to the stage.

Today's opening ceremony was hosted by Wuershan. Jiang Peian came over and said it was to increase exposure and topics for this opening ceremony.

In the absence of a big-name star, Jiang Peian had no choice but to take action himself.

"Everyone, I announce that the opening ceremony of "My Love from the Star" has officially begun!"

The media in the audience immediately took pictures with their cameras. Chen Hao and Pan Yueming on the stage were in good condition.

New actors like Liu Shishi, Song Jia, and Lu Xiaobu are a little embarrassed.

After all, they were still studying professional courses at school a few days ago, envious of other students who could participate in film and television shootings, but in the blink of an eye they were already on the crew.

It's simply, fate, wonderful beyond words.

After the opening ceremony, it was time for interviews. Jiang Pei'an found it particularly interesting when he watched several novice actors nervously answer reporters' questions.

"I'll leave this to you, I'll go back first."

After watching for a while, Jiang Peian said to Urshan beside him.

"Okay, Director Jiang, walk slowly."

Wuershan said with a smile.

Jiang Peian waved his hand and left the venue.

……

As soon as I walked out of the door, my phone rang suddenly.

"Hello?"

"Hello, are you Pei'an? I'm Zhou Xingchi."

The other replied.

"Haha, why did Director Zhou suddenly remember to call me?"

Hearing Zhou Xingchi's voice, Jiang Peian said with a smile.

"I'm in the mainland and I'm at Huayi. Would you like to come over for tea?"

Lao Zhou is getting involved with Hua Yi again.

"Okay, I'll go to Huayi right away."

Jiang Peian nodded and said.

Stephen Chow is now in mainland China, and he is going to Huayi, most likely for "Kung Fu", which will be released next year.

The production cost of the movie "Kung Fu" is approximately 1.7 million yuan, and it is invested and distributed by Huayi Brothers and Columbia Pictures.

Huayi was not far from the press conference, and it only took Jiang Peian 10 minutes to drive.

When I arrived at the office of Chairman Huayi, the room was full of people.

Needless to say, the Wang Zhongjun brothers, this is their territory, Zhou Xingchi, Feng Xiaogang, and Bald Ge You are all here.

Good guy, the whole Chinese Art Department is holding a conference.

"Mr. Wang, Director Zhou, Director Feng, and Teacher Ge, long time no see."

Jiang Peian smiled and greeted everyone.

"Director Jiang is here."

Several people in the room stood up and laughed.

Among the few people here, the youngest one is more than ten years old than Jiang Peian, but when he walked into the office, everyone stood up to welcome him and show respect.

Without him, he has status in the world.

"Everyone, please take a seat. Haha, I'm here just for tea. Don't worry about me."

Jiang Pei'an said with a smile.

"Oh, I would have forgotten if I didn't mention this. Well, Bingbing, serve some tea and give Director Jiang a taste of the good tea I just bought."

Wang Zhonglei suddenly reacted and said.

"Haha, Mr. Wang is too polite."

Wang Zhonglei didn't even notice Jiang Peian, and Li Bingbing was still in the room.

Li Bingbing wears a high-cut cheongsam, which vividly outlines the curves of her figure. She has the charm of a classical beauty when she sits there.

Jiang Pei'an actually liked her appearance in "The Wind".

Wearing a navy blue cheongsam with dark patterns makes her look very tall. Coupled with her retro hairstyle, she has a very Republican style.

"Director Jiang, please have tea."

Li Bingbing held the tea tray and bent down to deliver the tea to the table next to him.

"It's work."

Seeing her bending over, Jiang Peian suddenly remembered the ambiguous affair between the two of them in the car that night.

I don't know if she also remembered that incident, Jiang Pei'an felt that she was hiding from him a little.

"Wait a minute, Bingbing, let me introduce to you. This is one of the most popular directors in China right now, Director Jiang Peian. You should know that, right?"

Wang Zhonglei stopped Li Bingbing who was about to leave.

"Haha, of course I know Director Jiang's name. I really want to participate in Director Jiang's movie."

Li Bingbing said with a smile.

Hearing this, Wang Zhonglei smiled and said to Jiang Peian:
"Director Jiang, give our Huayi actors a chance. The Bing Bing drama is quite good."

Jiang Peian smiled slightly and said, "I have been working with an actor from your company for a long time. That person is also named Bingbing, but her surname is Fan."

Hearing Jiang Pei'an's words, Li Bingbing's expression was stifled, and then he looked at Jiang Pei'an resentfully.

At the beginning, she basically recommended herself to the other party, but she didn't even get the role from him.

In the end, that Fatty Fan didn't do anything. He just introduced himself when the other party attended the film festival, and he was able to participate in a big production like "Inception".

To be honest, she felt offended.In what way am I inferior to that little fat man?

Wang Zhonglei was also stunned and said with a smile:
"Hahaha, that's true, but if there is an opportunity in the future, please ask Director Jiang to consider us more."

"Will do."

Jiang Pei'an nodded, but he was cursing in his heart, don't you know who your Huayi actors are?

What's more, the relationship between these actresses and you, Leizi, is extraordinary.

If one day my Huayi actors cause a scandal or something, don’t bear any grudge against me!
Feng Xiaogang and Ge You were talking quietly, while Zhou Xingchi took out a script from his bag and handed it to Jiang Peian.

"Pei'an, help me take a look at this script and give me your opinions."

Zhou Xingchi greeted Jiang Peian and said.

Jiang Pei'an lowered his head and saw that it was indeed one of Zhou Xingchi's masterpieces.

"effort".

Seeing these two words, Jiang Peian felt a little helpless.

I still have such an opinion!This is your pinnacle work!
Among Stephen Chow's many movies, "Kung Fu" is very representative, and it can even be said to be a quite interesting movie.

If you want to define "Kung Fu" as a certain type of movie, the first reaction of people who have watched this movie will definitely be comedy.

Yes, it's true that Stephen Chow has soared to the sky with "The Gambler" back then, coupled with his nonsensical acting style.

All of his movies are labeled as comedies. Although he once said that the movies he made are all tragedies, they are regarded as comedies by everyone.

But the genre label of "Kung Fu" is a mixture of many genres, namely comedy, action, crime and fantasy.

It is called a comedy because the movie is absurd and exaggerated, and can often make the audience laugh.

In terms of action, it is based on the fire cloud evil god, folk masters, the charterer Yang Guo, the charterer Xiao Longnu and the blind killer.

There are endless traditional kung fu and whimsical creations such as the Hong Family Iron Wire Fist, Wu Lang Ba Gua Stick, Twelve Road Tan Kicks, Yiqu Guanchou, Lion Roar, etc.

When watching an action movie, it can also be dazzling and smooth and natural.

In the opening scene of "Who Else", the silent police, the Crocodile Gang, the Ax Gang and the Pig Cage Walled City, the rampant and violent gangs of the old era are once again classified into the category of crime films.

And the bullied little mute, the little boy, the lollipop and the martial arts secrets.

When it comes to the indestructible Tathagata Palm in the end, this is completely a fairy tale.

It is hidden in the heart of almost every boy or man. It comes out when the right opportunity comes. It is a fantasy.

And such several elements are completely integrated organically and cannot be distinguished from each other.

This is a particularly special feature of the movie "Kung Fu".

Even in the history of world cinema, it is fully capable of competing with any work.

Of course, the results of this movie are also quite impressive.

"Kung Fu" was once the highest-grossing Chinese-language film in the history of Hong Kong Province. This record was not broken until the release of the movie "Chill II" in 2016.

It is also the tenth highest-grossing foreign-language film in U.S. history and the highest-grossing foreign-language film in the United States in 2005.

It has also won numerous awards, including six Hong Kong Film Awards and five Golden Horse Awards.

In fact, "Kung Fu" won a total of 22 film awards and 33 nominations at home and abroad, and overseas awards accounted for more than 8% of the overseas box office.

When it was released in mainland China in 2004, "Kung Fu" beat the Hollywood blockbuster "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" during the same period with a box office of 1.73 million yuan to become the annual champion.

Hong Kong Province has created the highest box office record for Hong Kong films in the history of Hong Kong films.

……

So it's hard to comment. Jiang Pei'an himself is a fan of this movie.

In the words of later generations, the plot in the movie "Kung Fu" is too much and too little is not enough.

And judging from the content and timing of the script, this is obviously the final draft of the script, which is almost the same as the original film.

Those minor differences are normal. After all, it is impossible for the director to follow the script exactly. There must be temporary changes.

"Director Zhou, I like this movie very much. I can't fault it."

Jiang Peian closed the script without finishing it. Although he had watched the movie countless times, it was quite memorable to see the director's first-hand script.

"Look, let me just say that there is no room for revision in this script. Lao Zhou, just tell Pei'an directly. There is no need to go around in circles."

Feng Xiaogang stood up and said with a smile.

Jiang Peian looked at the two of them in confusion. What are you talking about?
Zhou Xingchi smiled slightly and said:
"It's like this. In addition to coming here to meet with the two Wang Zhongs to discuss investment matters, I also invited Director Feng to play a role in the movie."

Jiang Peian nodded. Feng Xiaogang's "Who else" line in "Kung Fu" has become a classic scene.

"So, I also want to invite you to play a role. Do you think it's okay?"

Zhou Xingchi looked at Jiang Peian and asked sincerely.

"W-what role?"

Although he had already guessed the character in his mind, Jiang Pei'an still asked a few more questions.

What if he guesses wrong and lets him play the role of Jiangbao?
"The boss of the Ax Gang, Brother Chen."

Zhou Xingchi said slowly.

Originally, he wanted his own artist Chen Guokun to play the role of Brother Chen.

But when he came to Huayi and heard Feng Xiaogang's recommendation, he overturned his original idea.

In "Kung Fu", Brother Chen is a well-dressed villain in a suit and leather shoes.

He led a group of human demons to succeed repeatedly, without any hindrance, and even had the absolute upper hand every time.

The Ax Gang symbolizes a kind of pure evil, abstract evil.

Brother Chen is the most evil person among evil people, but these people are calm but not crazy, cruel but not irrational.

So if you want to play this role well, you need very strong acting skills.

Stephen Chow has watched all the movies Jiang Pei'an has acted in, but not many of them, only two in total.

Jiang Pei'an in "Love Is Afterlife" gave a delicate performance, handling both his expression and eyes very well.

After arriving in "Inception", this kind of performance has been fully amplified.

Especially when he was acting with a group of veteran actors, his relaxed state allowed him to naturally integrate into the plot without being abrupt at all.

Brother Chen in the movie happens to be such a character. He is always relaxed and his whole person is in a state of illness.

Only when he violently kills people is he like a tiger waking up from sleep, full of explosive power!

Therefore, Jiang Pei'an's acting skills and reputation are far better than his own artist Chen Guokun...

Hearing Zhou Xingchi's words, Jiang Peian breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it wasn't a joke.

Frankly speaking, Jiang Pei'an really likes the role of Brother Chen.

There are not many normal people in "Kung Fu", and Brother Chen is the best among extraordinary people. It is very challenging to play this role well.

"Now that Director Zhou has spoken, it's hard for me to refuse. I really like the role of Brother Chen."

Jiang Pei'an said with a smile.

"Haha, that's great. Our movie is probably going to start quite late. It's not expected until early next year. I won't delay you from completing your 'mission' this year."

Zhou Xingchi said with a smile.

Apparently, Zhou Xingchi had also heard about the agreement between Jiang Peian and his fans to make one movie a year...

(End of this chapter)